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Thisnis the 267th birthday of Alessandro Volta, the Italian guynwho invented the battery.
Thisnis the 267th birthday of Alessandro Volta, the Italian guynwho invented the battery.n
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nInnhis honor, we celebrate batteries today!
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Batteriesnstore chemical energy and convert it to electrical energy whennneeded. Since Volta first made a voltaic pile (a primitive battery)nwith zinc, copper, and cardboard soaked in salt water, batteries havenbeen used in everything from hearing aids and watches to cars andndata centers. n
Batteriesnstore chemical energy and convert it to electrical energy whennneeded. Since Volta first made a voltaic pile (a primitive battery)nwith zinc, copper, and cardboard soaked in salt water, batteries havenbeen used in everything from hearing aids and watches to cars andndata centers. nn
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nBynthe way, because of Volta’s contributions to knowledge aboutnelectricity, we call electrical force voltage, and a unit ofnthat force volt.
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nCelebratenBattery Day!
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nReplacen your single-use batteries with rechargeable batteries.
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nFindn out where to recycle single-use batteries. Consider passing out fliers inn your neighborhood reminding people that discarded batteries cann poison the environment; set up collection dates when you promise ton collect batteries put out by people’s front doors, and properlyn recycle any you collect.
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nLearnn about batteries and electricity at Battery Kids. There are lots ofn projects and experiments to check out!
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nMaken a lemon battery.n
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nAlsonon this date:
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nStained-glass artist Louis Comfort Tiffany’s birthday
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nAnniversary of the invention of the modern vacuum cleaner
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